September 2021 Gardner Road Elementary School
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September 2021 Gardner Road Elementary School 541 Gardner Road, Horseheads, New York 14845 (607) 739 – 6347 [email protected] Dear Gardner Road Families – Welcome to the start of the 2021 - 2022 school year. Our entire Gardner Inside the Gazette: Road team is so excited to start the school year with you. September is such a great time to foster the love of learning, making new friendships and to get Page 2: excited about what the year has to offer. We look forward to inspiring the love Main Office Updates of learning with your child as they tackle new challenges and learn new concepts Page 3: while they harness the ‘power of yet.’ Our staff is ready to be your child’s cheerleader as they explore new experiences and form new friendships. Gardner Emergency Closings, volunteers for Road Elementary is a great school where your child will be able to explore their Career Day and Attendance interests, be empowered as a learner and excel in all ways. Page 4: Please be sure to read the drop-off/ pick up document as these are slightly Annual Notices different from last year. Our transportation system is running a typical bus route this year and you should be getting a phone call by 9/3/21 with details. Page 5: We are very excited to have students back in person five days a week. The Annual Notices district office will be sending out more details on the reopening plans. Drop Off We look forward to seeing your family at the many events in our school through the year. Please join us for our 6th annual Back to School BBQ Picnic Page 6: which is hosted by our PTO on Friday, September 17th from 5:00 – 7:00 behind Character Corner, Conflict vs, the school. To learn about the PTO, please join me in attending the first meeting Bullying, & School Mission &Vision st of the year on September 21 @ 6:00 in our library. We are always looking for Included in the Online Newsletter: families to get involved in helping, running, or creating new opportunities for our Parking Lot Traffic Flow students. I would also like to invite everyone to our Open House on Thursday, September 30th. The evening begins at 6:00 with our book fair in the gym. Lunch Menu Doors to classrooms will be open from 6:30 – 7:30. September Calendar To learn more about Gardner Road, please read the GR Handbook and the Opening Day Packet information that will be sent home on the first day of school. Please return any Student Handbook th forms to your child’s teacher by Friday the 10 . Be sure to check out our school Home/School Connections website for updates and please keep up to date with the happenings at our school, by following our Facebook and Twitter pages. We look forward to seeing you GENERAL INFORMATION: throughout the school year at Gardner Road. Please contact me if you need anything, have any questions, or would just like to chat about our school/your Gardner Road School Hours 8:00 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. child. Tardy Bell – 8:15 AM Your Partner in Education Gardner Road Office Hours 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Elementary Lunches (K-6) Patrick Patterson - Principal Breakfast: No charge this year Lunch No charge this year https://horseheadscafeteria.gstboces.org/ “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt Gardner Road Main Office Updates: Beginning of School Year Checklist: • Set up school lunch account (if desired) on the district website under food services and look for the Pay Schools link. • Make sure your stack of ‘go-home” notes are in an easy to locate place & send one in each time your child is going home differently. We have school pictures the 2nd week of school. Photo packets will be coming home on Thursday/Friday of the first week. • Bring in any medication and doctor’s forms for medication to be given during school hours. • Complete first day of school paperwork and return: - Gardner Road Handbook of Policies & Procedures - emergency ‘Go Home’ information sheet - photo release form - free/reduced lunch form Building Security - entering: For the safety of all students and staff at Gardner Road, all doors are locked 24 hours a day. We do welcome your visit to our school. Please report to the main entrance and press the buzzer to your right near the main entrance. You will be prompted for your name and purpose of visit. Then the secretaries will buzz you in. Please report directly to the main office to sign in. Bringing Items in for your Child During School: In order to provide the most consistent learning environment for your children, we do not interrupt the classrooms during the school day. We understand that in the rush to leave the house in the morning, things are forgotten such as homework, lunches, sneakers for gym, birthday/party goodies, etc. If your child needs something during the day, please bring the item into the office, labeled with your child’s name and teacher. We will make sure they receive it. Meeting with Teachers: Please be aware that once the teachers have students in their class (8:00), they are not able to meet one-on-one with a parent in regards to an individual concern. Please arrange a meeting with your child’s teacher in advance – thank you! Homework Requests: If your child is out sick and you would like to request homework, please call the office before 9:00 a.m. It can either be sent home with a sibling, friend, neighbor, or parents can pick up homework after 2:30 in the office. Gold “Go Home” Notes – Change of Plans: Thank you for helping us assure students ‘go home’ the correct way each day using our ‘go home’ note pads. Knowing that changes occur during the day, we understand that you may need to change your child’s ‘go home’ plans during the day. We ask that parents call before 12:00 so that we can assure a smooth dismissal and keep all our students safe. Last minute changes delay bus dismissal for all students. Online District Calendar To see district and school events in 2021-22, please go to https://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/fullcalendar.cfm , or go to the Calendar link in the main menu on the district website. The online calendar allows months to be printed. The district will not be printing a multi-page calendar this year. Our online calendar allows us to update events throughout the year. Annual Title 1 Notice for Gardner Road Elementary School In compliance with provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, we are informing you that Gardner Road Elementary receives Title I federal funding. Therefore, you have the right to request information regarding the professional qualification of your child’s classroom teacher(s). Specifically included is your right to know the following: - Whether the teacher has met State qualification & licensing criteria for the grade levels & subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction; - Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; - The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher & any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, & field of discipline of the certification or degree; - Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals &, if so, their qualification. Should you wish to exercise your right to make your request to: Caitlin DeFilippo, Director of Human Resources, Horseheads Central School District, One Raider Lane, Horseheads, New York 14845. (607)739 -5601, ext. 4211. 2 Information about Substitutes Needed: Emergency School Closings & Delays: Gardner Road Elementary 2 Hour Delay Start Times: th The Horseheads Central School District is seeking Pre-Kindergarten 10:30 AM K-4 Grade:10:00 AM applications for substitute teachers, nurses, bus Schools are closed when the weather makes it impossible to have drivers and substitute teaching assistants. reasonable attendance or when the schools or vehicles would not be able to operate safely. The school day is delayed when inclement For information, please visit: weather conditions improve by early morning. Inclement weather may http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/subteach.html include snow, ice, and/or freezing temperatures. If the school day is delayed, buses will run & schools will open 2 hours later than normal. Human Resources Office: 739-5601, x4211 e-mail: [email protected] If it is necessary to close or delay schools, the information will be posted on the district’s website at www.horseheadsdistrict.com, the district’s Facebook pages and Twitter, and the following local television and radio stations and their affiliates: Radio: WNKI 106.1, WPGI 100.9, Magic FM 92.7/97.7, WGMM Volunteers Needed for School 98.7, WLVY 94.3, WELM 1410 TV: WENY, WETM, Time Warner Cable News Career Events These television and radio stations also put closing/delay information The school district has many career related events on their websites. Each of our schools and the district have Facebook including career days, career panels, job shadows, pages. To see school closings/delays and other information on your classroom speakers, field trips, and mock interviews. news feed, “like” the page(s). On Twitter, follow us at @HhdsSchools. We are always looking for volunteers for these Additionally, WETM TV has an automated system to e-mail and/or text events. We are looking for parents, grandparents, other closings and delays to those who have signed up for the service.